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to us, profit does not matter. but not far away, more of their fields. a theme park under construction, and lines of shabby house, contradictions of a country that struggles to feed its people, yet his leader's dream grandiose dreams. >> the latest in our series, a fascinating report looking as closely as we can about what life is really like in north korea. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program -- jetting off into orbit. private companies now blazing the path, and the competition is heating up. it has been more than five years now since the notoriously brutal rebel group, the lord's resistance army, left northern uganda, and for the first time in decades, there is an unusual piece there. -- an unusual peace there. >> unlike five years ago when the war was on, the children of northern uganda are now safe. >> they we stand still for the national anthem? >> the hunger to learn a strong, but it is not interrupted by the terror of marauding rebels. when i was here in northern uganda at the height of the conflict, it wa
to us, profit does not matter. but not far away, more of their fields. a theme park under construction, and lines of shabby house, contradictions of a country that struggles to feed its people, yet his leader's dream grandiose dreams. >> the latest in our series, a fascinating report looking as closely as we can about what life is really like in north korea. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program -- jetting off into orbit. private companies...
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we are very religious, all of the things that make us republican, and except that they do not want us here. >> for now they must leave their losses. they know tomorrow the battle starts over again. >> despite president obama's victory his celebration may be short-lived. last night voters voted to keep the house of representatives in republican control. as you have seen, the divisions between the parties about how to deal with economic problems are fast. -- vast. >> this is a land where nothing changed overnight, a land still stuck in an economic rut. times are tough at the barber shop run by ivan loyd. obama has another chance to get the economy back on track. ?an he do it chairma >> when you see things that are happening on the economic front and the last couple months, that is a good sign. >> if you think obama is on the right track? >> yes. >> how to deal with a country so undivided. the wealth gap is clear. so is the ideological divide. the president has to work with a split congress. in the senate they strengthen the narrow majority. in the lower house, republicans still have sol
we are very religious, all of the things that make us republican, and except that they do not want us here. >> for now they must leave their losses. they know tomorrow the battle starts over again. >> despite president obama's victory his celebration may be short-lived. last night voters voted to keep the house of representatives in republican control. as you have seen, the divisions between the parties about how to deal with economic problems are fast. -- vast. >> this is a...
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>> i'm not sure if they aren't using this but they are using a lever as a state and begin their upon it. -- are global and wikipedia abusing their influence? >> i'm not sure if they are ab using this, but they are using this as a way to state their opposition. "no one would deny that there is a piracy problem on the internet. -- >> no one would deny that there is a policy problem on the internet. is this legislation the way to deal with this or is this a slippery slope? >> this bill is largely for offshore states. this is about u.s. copyright holders, and did they find out that there property is sold, or marketed. as a result, this is not just a legal solution to go over those kinds of sites because there is not a cohesive or advanced a body of law anywhere of the world to deal with the internet. information moves much quicker than legislative innovation. its proponents say that these relatively stringent measures are necessary because the laws don't reach as far as they need to. >> isn't part of the problem that there is too much stuff out there? how can anyone come the government o
>> i'm not sure if they aren't using this but they are using a lever as a state and begin their upon it. -- are global and wikipedia abusing their influence? >> i'm not sure if they are ab using this, but they are using this as a way to state their opposition. "no one would deny that there is a piracy problem on the internet. -- >> no one would deny that there is a policy problem on the internet. is this legislation the way to deal with this or is this a slippery slope?...
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they attack us take a -- they attack us." the army and security forces keep trying to get in, but the defeat them. douma is forbidding and dark with power cuts and fuel shortages. the nights here are very cold. so what has changed here that means we are able to move in? the free syrian army on the edge, some defectors are protecting us. >> the army and security are on the outskirts, okay? inside the city, there are defectors. >> you mean these are defectors who are fighting for you now? >> yes. >> slowly, people emerge from evening prayer. too often for them, the knights have belonged to the presidential arrest squad -- the nights. they had to the mosque where numbers make them feel strong. >> freedom! freedom! >> what do you think will happen to al assad? >> he has to be killed. >> has to be killed. >> why do you want him killed? >> he killed our people. he killed our families. he has to be killed. >> the young men were full of bravado. the older ones often talk about victory, but they were more conscious of the regime poses
they attack us take a -- they attack us." the army and security forces keep trying to get in, but the defeat them. douma is forbidding and dark with power cuts and fuel shortages. the nights here are very cold. so what has changed here that means we are able to move in? the free syrian army on the edge, some defectors are protecting us. >> the army and security are on the outskirts, okay? inside the city, there are defectors. >> you mean these are defectors who are fighting for...
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conversations help us learn and grow. at wells fargo, we believe you can never underestimate the power of a conversation. it's this exchange of ideas that helps you move ahead with confidence. because an open dialogue is what open doors. wells fargo. together we'll go far. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the democrats are already under way here in charlotte this evening, beginning their quadrennial national gathering. their goal: to reelect the president, who spent this day campaigning not so far away. hari sreenivasan begins our coverage of the day's events. >> with the convention gearing up in north carolina, president obama was in virginia, another battleground state he
conversations help us learn and grow. at wells fargo, we believe you can never underestimate the power of a conversation. it's this exchange of ideas that helps you move ahead with confidence. because an open dialogue is what open doors. wells fargo. together we'll go far. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and......
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they only let us in for friday's -- for five days. they did not want us there on friday when the demonstrations happen. had the opportunity to meet with senior government officials to talk about the experience. it was an interesting trip. it did convince me that the situation there is still salvageable. we do not have a lot of time. the anger is building on both sides. >> the fifth fleet is still stationed on the island. to what extent does washington need to be concerned about the seething anger that you found? >> america's military presence in bahrain is obviously very important to u.s. security in the persian gulf, but i am not sure it is sustainable if the situation really does unravel in bahrain. and i think it still might. i do not think the u.s. could keep the fifth fleet there if the violence built to proportion that we're seeing in syria. what we are seeing throughout the middle east is one legitimate demands for reform are denied, people do not go home or give up. they just get more angry and more radical. and then it is too
they only let us in for friday's -- for five days. they did not want us there on friday when the demonstrations happen. had the opportunity to meet with senior government officials to talk about the experience. it was an interesting trip. it did convince me that the situation there is still salvageable. we do not have a lot of time. the anger is building on both sides. >> the fifth fleet is still stationed on the island. to what extent does washington need to be concerned about the...
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from all of us here, thank you for watching. to turn in -- to tune in tomorrow. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. >> at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies. that's why we're supplying cleaner burning natural gas to generate electricity. and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol, a biofuel made from renewable sugar cane. >> a minute, mom! >> let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. >> bbc world news was presented by kcet los angeles. stocks fell on worries that china might... announcer: the new pbs for ipad app. you'll never know what you'll find. [dog barks] announcer: available now in the app store.
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this is as far as they will let us go. even driving around this neighborhood with our government minder, the destruction is visible. houses were reduced to rubble during the weeks of the soul to put down the opposition. the damages were assessed inside. they were too afraid to speak on camera. -- the damages were worse inside. damascus is a city divided. all day today there has been government shelling in some areas, fighting in others. many schools have not even opened. here, inside these walls, the still chant slogans of the ruling party. >> for more on the old order's fight for survival, i am joined by a senior fellow for the middle east institute. you give us a sense of what people might think might push aside out of power. >> the main thing, giving the external intervention is not going to happen, this is greater weapons for the opposition. this is being debated across the west. this is turning into a proxy battle that i think no one knows with the outcome will be. >> what about turkey itself? if people at the white h
this is as far as they will let us go. even driving around this neighborhood with our government minder, the destruction is visible. houses were reduced to rubble during the weeks of the soul to put down the opposition. the damages were assessed inside. they were too afraid to speak on camera. -- the damages were worse inside. damascus is a city divided. all day today there has been government shelling in some areas, fighting in others. many schools have not even opened. here, inside these...
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they kicked us in the head. they did us to make us say that [unintelligible] is god. i refused and the soldier broke my nose. >> first the soldier came into the room. if you deny the accusations, you admit what they have done. deny it again and again, it gets worse. they threaten you with electric shock, threaten your children. >> activists showed these pictures, where they are attacking demonstrators in damascus. they have accused syria of carrying out a state policy of torture. >> it always came from the heads of the security forces. they were in direct contact with the entourage. >> human rights watch once those responsible to be tried at the international human -- international criminal court. it can be blocked by their ally, russia. for now, international justice stops at this border. syria is just meters away. the family is taking refuge at on the turkish side and they do not dare to go back home. the reports of torture have helped. >> james reynolds, reporting on allegations of abuse coming out of syria. still to come on tonight programs, benedictine monks in l
they kicked us in the head. they did us to make us say that [unintelligible] is god. i refused and the soldier broke my nose. >> first the soldier came into the room. if you deny the accusations, you admit what they have done. deny it again and again, it gets worse. they threaten you with electric shock, threaten your children. >> activists showed these pictures, where they are attacking demonstrators in damascus. they have accused syria of carrying out a state policy of torture....
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to punish us and kill us. >> can the arab league help? >> we will do everything for tunis, egypt, but for syria, no. why? >> this is a tiny bubble of free speech that has been created a round of the monitors. everyone is afraid of what will happen after they have left. even the my tears themselves say they will have to disburse. -- even the monitors themselves say they will have to disburse. at the end of the street, soldiers wait. they have a different story to tell my tears about the protests. -- to tell the monitors about the protest. >> they don't know what they're doing. they are being incited by armed gangs. >> and these are holes from bullets of government snipers. >> the government never shot anyone in the street. it was armed gangs that did it. the army came this way to protect the civilians. >> then, the monitors were gone and so were the protesters. attention returns to the streets. now, syrians wait and what action if any the arab league will take against president assad's regime. what is certain, the people are again alone ag
to punish us and kill us. >> can the arab league help? >> we will do everything for tunis, egypt, but for syria, no. why? >> this is a tiny bubble of free speech that has been created a round of the monitors. everyone is afraid of what will happen after they have left. even the my tears themselves say they will have to disburse. -- even the monitors themselves say they will have to disburse. at the end of the street, soldiers wait. they have a different story to tell my tears...
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some of us shot in the air, he told me. one of us just refused to shoot at all. he laid his gun on the ground and a security officer killed him there and then. we cannot independently verify such allegations but they go a long way to explaining why the syrian army has not already flat. if that were to happen, everything would change. there would be a bloody stalemate between government and protesters. >> chilling reports they're coming out of syria. in other news, doctors say surgery on ms. fernandez was successful. she is expected to remain in the hospital for at least three days. she began her second term as president in october after a landslide election victory. thousands of people have gathered outside the parliament to celebrate independence from britain. it has been 64 years since a british colonial rule ended there. more than 900 prisoners were freed from jail as part of the celebration. the u.s. says that that number should be higher. some bad news for chinese fans of television dating shows and talent contest. and government -- the government is looking
some of us shot in the air, he told me. one of us just refused to shoot at all. he laid his gun on the ground and a security officer killed him there and then. we cannot independently verify such allegations but they go a long way to explaining why the syrian army has not already flat. if that were to happen, everything would change. there would be a bloody stalemate between government and protesters. >> chilling reports they're coming out of syria. in other news, doctors say surgery on...
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how to shoot and they gave us boxes of ammunition to carry. and they made us carry their bundles of clothes appear >. >> duma man is to escape, but he doesn't know what happened to his friends. the un has sent more peacekeepers, but their forces are stretched. since the fighting started in april, about 100,000 people have sought shelter in refugee camps. much of the people here say this all the fighting with their own eyes and they ran away when the mutinous soldiers came into their villages and the shooting started. this of people fleeing to their villages and decided to get out before the fighting started. people's hit -- people here are no strangers to conflict. at the national park, they are no strangers to conflict either. the congolese army is distracted by the rebellion in the hills and these men are now faced with other dangers filling the vacuum. >> a lot of new arms groups forming, says forming and arms groups forming -- new alliances forming and arms groups forming. it's a major concern. >> the volcano that looms over the provincial
how to shoot and they gave us boxes of ammunition to carry. and they made us carry their bundles of clothes appear >. >> duma man is to escape, but he doesn't know what happened to his friends. the un has sent more peacekeepers, but their forces are stretched. since the fighting started in april, about 100,000 people have sought shelter in refugee camps. much of the people here say this all the fighting with their own eyes and they ran away when the mutinous soldiers came into their...
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this also tells us something else. this is the family. that baby is not yet year-old, so it has to be 19001, 1900 to, the first color -- 1902, the first color moving pictures. that might change other bits of film history. >> we have to go deeper and pull the date for the beginning of the medium slightly further back, because there are other pioneers who made systems they never manage to get projected onto a screen. >> what ever historians make of it, it is a glimpse of 1902 we have never had before. it looks real and not and reflect back to a garden in london when a gunman made history by doing what fathers always do with a new camera -- filming -- when a gunman made history by doing what fathers always do with a new camera -- filming the children. >> that brings us to a close. you can find more on our website. things so much for watching. i will see you tomorrow. -- thanks so much for watching. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding for this presentation was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, st
this also tells us something else. this is the family. that baby is not yet year-old, so it has to be 19001, 1900 to, the first color -- 1902, the first color moving pictures. that might change other bits of film history. >> we have to go deeper and pull the date for the beginning of the medium slightly further back, because there are other pioneers who made systems they never manage to get projected onto a screen. >> what ever historians make of it, it is a glimpse of 1902 we have...
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the company said that it never condone the use of forced labor. and independent report shows it failed to properly look at how their suppliers were manufacturing furniture for the company at the time. >> with the mix of bright scandinavian style and low price, people have flocked to ikea. about six under million customers in its stores in 25 countries, from britain to china to america. it stylish modern design it is very popular. but there is a dark side, the grim jails where ikea used political prisoners. today, this person as a tourist at the old berlin wall. but under communism, he was in prison two years after campaigning for human-rights. when he got to the west, a friend took him shopping and he recognized the furniture. he says i realized some of the furniture had actually been produced by us. i thought this might have been made by me. at a press conference today, ikea admit that it new political prisoners were making its products. one of its managers said they told the east german regime to stop, but the forced labor continued. >> there we
the company said that it never condone the use of forced labor. and independent report shows it failed to properly look at how their suppliers were manufacturing furniture for the company at the time. >> with the mix of bright scandinavian style and low price, people have flocked to ikea. about six under million customers in its stores in 25 countries, from britain to china to america. it stylish modern design it is very popular. but there is a dark side, the grim jails where ikea used...
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>> the armed defectors are protecting us. inside the city, there are defectors. >> they are fighting for you now? >> yes. >> slowly people emerged from the evening prayers. too often the knights have belonged to the presidents are rest squats. -- too often, nights have belonged to the president's's arrest squads. >> crowd chanting "freedom." >> what needs to happen to him? >> we want to kill them. >> he has to be killed? >> he has killed everybody. our people. he has killed our family. he asked to be killed. -- he has to be killed. >> the young men were full of bravado. the older were more cautious about the regime's strength. >> do you want intervention? >> if there is intervention, we will win whether there is intervention or not. >> their enemy, the president, also has supporters. for protests across the country, there is no coming back. in this area it is protected by those that have defected from his arm forces. the question is whether he will try to gain control of the streets. they said it was getting dangerous, a few
>> the armed defectors are protecting us. inside the city, there are defectors. >> they are fighting for you now? >> yes. >> slowly people emerged from the evening prayers. too often the knights have belonged to the presidents are rest squats. -- too often, nights have belonged to the president's's arrest squads. >> crowd chanting "freedom." >> what needs to happen to him? >> we want to kill them. >> he has to be killed? >> he has...
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it now has possession of the device, but what about person that was going to use it? little has been said because he might have been working for the cia and handed the bomb over. this would explain a careful language that some american officials are using. >> there are very sensitive operational aspects of this we are continuing to pursue, so that means that we were able to get this device, we are trying to make sure that we protect, again, the equities involved. >> in 2009, he concealed bomb nearly killed a saudi prince. headed forr, a bomb was detroit. other bombs were hidden inside of printer cartridges. what worries officials is that it is almost impossible to detect. there is no metal, just powder in liquid. new body scanners might not spot it. where does this threat come from? based in yemen and seen here training in the desert is a group led experts say pose a real threat. >> they have some of the most sophisticated and advanced capabilities of any affiliate's anywhere in the world. >> in this case, the u.s. claims to have courted its plans. >> for more on the
it now has possession of the device, but what about person that was going to use it? little has been said because he might have been working for the cia and handed the bomb over. this would explain a careful language that some american officials are using. >> there are very sensitive operational aspects of this we are continuing to pursue, so that means that we were able to get this device, we are trying to make sure that we protect, again, the equities involved. >> in 2009, he...
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use of artillery and firepower. people are being killed every day. it has become a war of attrition. >> for more than 40 years, america has been fighting a war on drugs and the one thing yet learned is that it pays to have good allies. cuba is not an obvious candidate but the island has a zero tolerance policy and drugs and now have and is helping american officials to stop the flow of narcotics from south america. our correspondent has this report from havana. >> patrolling the coast of cuba. it looks tranquil this island is key territory in the fight against drug-trafficking. of the busy route, cuba has of its current. -- upped it guard. most boats are going for the united states. stuffed with up to a ton of narcotics. hear, a crew tries to dump the evidence. securing those drugs is a key concern for cuba and i was given access to see how the guards operate. the boats we went out on have been confiscated from traffickers. this was a training drill put the troops are under orders to keep genuine drugs off the shore
use of artillery and firepower. people are being killed every day. it has become a war of attrition. >> for more than 40 years, america has been fighting a war on drugs and the one thing yet learned is that it pays to have good allies. cuba is not an obvious candidate but the island has a zero tolerance policy and drugs and now have and is helping american officials to stop the flow of narcotics from south america. our correspondent has this report from havana. >> patrolling the...
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i use that word which means shooting from the hip. to kids who are chasing a dream. >> among his top grossing film was unable thriller, "crimson tide." >> got help you if you are wrong. >> if i'm wrong, where will i go? >> denzel washington was another a list actor often in his films. >> yes, i read you. this is control center. >> the thick enough to tell him 123 was one of his most recent movies. but he also produced american prime-time tv dramas and movies. an actress who worked with him said he was one of the most extraordinary, imaginative man and it was a privilege to have spent time with him. he was a firecracker, one of the world's true original. there were many tributes. >> the film industry will remember him first of all as a lovely character and human being. as someone who was always charming and funny and driven. >> tony scott had twin sons with his third wife, the actress donna scott. he was 68. >> a british film director, tony scott, being remembered in hollywood today. american healthcare is not often associated with aff
i use that word which means shooting from the hip. to kids who are chasing a dream. >> among his top grossing film was unable thriller, "crimson tide." >> got help you if you are wrong. >> if i'm wrong, where will i go? >> denzel washington was another a list actor often in his films. >> yes, i read you. this is control center. >> the thick enough to tell him 123 was one of his most recent movies. but he also produced american prime-time tv dramas...
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the company said that it never condone the use of forced labor. and independent report shows it failed to properly look at how their suppliers were manufacturing furniture for the company at the time. >> with the mix of bright scandinavian style and low price, people have flocked to ikea. about six under million customers in its stores in 25 countries, from britain to china to america. itit styli modern design it is very popular. but there is a dark side, the grim jails where ikea used political prisoners. today, this person as a tourist at the old berlin wall. but under communism, he was in prison two years after campaigning for human-rights. when he got to the west, a friend took him shopping and he recognized the furniture. he says i realized some of the furniture had actually been produced by us. i thought this might have been made by me. at a press conference today, ikea admit that it new political prisoners were making its products. one of its managers said they told the east german regime to stop, but the forced labor continued. >> there we
the company said that it never condone the use of forced labor. and independent report shows it failed to properly look at how their suppliers were manufacturing furniture for the company at the time. >> with the mix of bright scandinavian style and low price, people have flocked to ikea. about six under million customers in its stores in 25 countries, from britain to china to america. itit styli modern design it is very popular. but there is a dark side, the grim jails where ikea used...
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i used to be beautiful. i told her, you are still beautiful. >> the children's personalities have changed. once outgoing unsociable, the parents now keep them inside to protect them from stairs. -- stares. today, this one's left hand is being operated on. a traumatic experience for a small child. and it is not her first operation. doctors are removing deep scar tissue on our hands of that she can read -- can use it properly. they have operated on thousands caught in the conflict in the middle east. the surgery is complicated. her face will have to wait a couple of years to be more likely to succeed. >> her mother said that she knows the doctors can occur as beautiful as before, and even maybe more beautiful. >> of course, she is a sad mother. but i can assure her that she will be near normal. >> another operation ahead for her, many more leithead. this is the damage done by a single shell to this family. >> the innocent victims of syria oppose the ongoing violence. militias in liberty -- in libya have storme
i used to be beautiful. i told her, you are still beautiful. >> the children's personalities have changed. once outgoing unsociable, the parents now keep them inside to protect them from stairs. -- stares. today, this one's left hand is being operated on. a traumatic experience for a small child. and it is not her first operation. doctors are removing deep scar tissue on our hands of that she can read -- can use it properly. they have operated on thousands caught in the conflict in the...
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president mahmoud ahmadinejad has accused the west of using sanctions to wage economic war against the country. u.s. officials say that this reflects the success of the economic sanctions targeted on the the nuclear program. >> a frightening crisis for the people of iran, a collapsing currency. with money losing value all the time, food prices have soared. some shops have stopped trading. many worry about jobs, savings, and why the government cannot stop it. >> the prices of food, cheese, butter, milk and even fruit have witnessed an increase of 10% in the last two weeks. people are complaining about that. they are publicly complaining about this situation and they blame the situation on a ahmadinejad. >> today, he put the blame on western sanctions. >> it is very clear, iran is being pressurized. there are sanctions from the enemy telling other nations not to buy iranian oil. this is a secret war. the enemy thinks that with these sanctions, they can defeat iran. they cannot. it is a psychological war. "you can see how much trouble the currency is in. in a week, it has lost 1/3 of thei
president mahmoud ahmadinejad has accused the west of using sanctions to wage economic war against the country. u.s. officials say that this reflects the success of the economic sanctions targeted on the the nuclear program. >> a frightening crisis for the people of iran, a collapsing currency. with money losing value all the time, food prices have soared. some shops have stopped trading. many worry about jobs, savings, and why the government cannot stop it. >> the prices of food,...
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. >> thank you for joining us. now to east africa, where two leading aid agencies say that thousands of lives were needlessly lost to famine last year. they argued that the international community did not take heed of warnings seriously. there are growing signs that there is a new, impending hundred crisis in the west africa -- hunger crisis in the west africa. -- in west africa. >> the mothers are waiting. the children need treatment for severe malnutrition. it is 11-month-old -- this 11- month-old's first visit. \she is showing progress -- she is showing progress. many other children are in need of help. they return to their village nearby. the last rain stopped early. pest's did much damage to crops -- pests did much damage to crops in the region, supposedly one of the country's breadbaskets. the harvest gave us only 10% of the food that we need. my husband went to nigeria to work. the money went quickly. he has gone back there again. i have to fetch a wood and water -- fetch wood and water. there is grain on sa
. >> thank you for joining us. now to east africa, where two leading aid agencies say that thousands of lives were needlessly lost to famine last year. they argued that the international community did not take heed of warnings seriously. there are growing signs that there is a new, impending hundred crisis in the west africa -- hunger crisis in the west africa. -- in west africa. >> the mothers are waiting. the children need treatment for severe malnutrition. it is 11-month-old --...
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the police here and say it is a useful tool. for when demonstrations turned violent. >> you are watching "bbc world is america," still to come -- could an end to the burma's longest-running conflict be in sight? a damning report by amnesty international says greece's handling of illegal migrants make it and i were the member of the european union. a senior official at the ministry told the bbc every year around 130,000 people are arrested when they enter the country illegally. we have more in this report. >> greece is a major gateway for migrants from asian and african countries trying to enter the european union. that they are discriminated against is not new but what this report is saying is that the mistreatment they are suffering now is reaching crisis levels. thousands are detained in an appalling conditions or left vulnerable in the streets where racist attacks happened on it almost daily basis. greece is at the front line of the migration challenge. more than 80% of migrants into into the european union and they do go thr
the police here and say it is a useful tool. for when demonstrations turned violent. >> you are watching "bbc world is america," still to come -- could an end to the burma's longest-running conflict be in sight? a damning report by amnesty international says greece's handling of illegal migrants make it and i were the member of the european union. a senior official at the ministry told the bbc every year around 130,000 people are arrested when they enter the country illegally....
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the publisher of "forbes" joined us to discuss the ranking. thank you very much for joining us. why has angela merkel hit the top spot yet again? >> she has been number one on our list for six out of the past several years. now, more than ever, her political and policy decisions are influencing the state of year, and with the precarious euro zone, her decisions, what she does will impact not only europe but the rest of the world, so her power is greater than ever before. >> but how do you generally define a powerful woman, because although you have got hillary clinton at the number two spot, you have got lady gaga popping up at no. 14. >> we have taken a more expansive view on power. it is not just the traditional roles of c.e. where head of state, but it is people who have power in the form of influence, transformative figures who are influencing culture, who are setting the agenda on topics that matter the most common to people across the world, and it includes people like lady gaga and women who are not in traditional power roles, so we talk about power and influence. >> you
the publisher of "forbes" joined us to discuss the ranking. thank you very much for joining us. why has angela merkel hit the top spot yet again? >> she has been number one on our list for six out of the past several years. now, more than ever, her political and policy decisions are influencing the state of year, and with the precarious euro zone, her decisions, what she does will impact not only europe but the rest of the world, so her power is greater than ever before....
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as we left, the police chased us, detain us again, trying to get us to hand over what we have filmed. even here in the mountains, that is a state of assessed by security, trying to keep its repression hidden from view, but tibetan grievances seem to be growing. >> you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, trying to save what is left of little syria. in one new york community, an effort is under way to preserve a fading part of history. britain's prince harry has gained a reputation over the years for enjoying the high life, but now his achievements in the air are gaining him top praise. he has qualified as an apache helicopter pilot and also been given the best copilot gunner award. >> the ministry of defence has just released these pictures of prince harry training in california. it is where he learned to fire the apache's lethal missiles, rockets, and cannons for the first time in hot and dusty conditions similar to those found in afghanistan, appropriately at the base where he filmed the movie "top gun." now, captain wells is being presented the
as we left, the police chased us, detain us again, trying to get us to hand over what we have filmed. even here in the mountains, that is a state of assessed by security, trying to keep its repression hidden from view, but tibetan grievances seem to be growing. >> you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, trying to save what is left of little syria. in one new york community, an effort is under way to preserve a fading part of history....
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colonel gaddafi possible leadership compound is being used as a rubbish dump. parliament is struggling to form a central government. there are dozens of collisions with their own agendas. >> i don't believe the situation will deteriorate dramatically. if it did, libya could go back to tribal rule. that would solve its problems easily. >> if the democrats cannot started governing soon, the divisions in this country might overwhelm them. time is not elastic. >> afghan police say that at least 18 people, mostly women and children have died in explosions in the north of the country. a roadside bomb cut through a minibus carrying a wedding party. another deadly explosion, this time in yemen. 40 soldiers at a military base. it was thought that a car bomb was set off by al qaeda militants. the chinese navy is conducting exercises near disputed islands. ships and military aircraft have been sent to japan. tensions between the nations have risen since the japanese government bought some of the islands from a private landowner last month. the former prime minister, silvi
colonel gaddafi possible leadership compound is being used as a rubbish dump. parliament is struggling to form a central government. there are dozens of collisions with their own agendas. >> i don't believe the situation will deteriorate dramatically. if it did, libya could go back to tribal rule. that would solve its problems easily. >> if the democrats cannot started governing soon, the divisions in this country might overwhelm them. time is not elastic. >> afghan police say...
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surely the financial crisis is now upon us. >> that is absolutely true. he said actually american people understand the need for compromise, doing a deal on all sorts of things in life. he said that their elected representatives do not follow the same pattern of behavior and should start doing that. he is conceding that america currently has a dysfunctional political system in washington, and it is taking it to the edge of the fiscal cliff with all the consequences that we know will follow. the consequences are being revealed in the reaction of the markets here in america and in europe. people know the recession could follow if they do not do a deal, and that is why he is trying to get one. >> thank you very much for joining us. there is still no deal yet, but as the economic crisis has shown, 2012 will not be known as the year of political unity in washington. it may come as a surprise, but some of the nation's leaders have been immortalized in a work of art. "the network" is a video installation done by an artist. i went to the national portrait gallery
surely the financial crisis is now upon us. >> that is absolutely true. he said actually american people understand the need for compromise, doing a deal on all sorts of things in life. he said that their elected representatives do not follow the same pattern of behavior and should start doing that. he is conceding that america currently has a dysfunctional political system in washington, and it is taking it to the edge of the fiscal cliff with all the consequences that we know will...
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as we left, the police chased us, detain us again, tried to get us to hand over what we filmed. china is a state assessed by security. they are trying to keep their repression hidden. the tibetan grievances seem to be growing. >> you are watching "bbc world is america," still to come -- to save what is left of little syria. in one new york kennedy, the effort is under way to save a part of history. -- in one new york community, the effort is under way to save a part of history. prince harry is known for enjoying the high life, but now his efforts in the air are earning him praise. he has been given the gunner award. >> the ministry released pictures of prince harry trading in california. that is where he learned to fire in the apache helicopter rockets and cannons for the first time. back in the u.k., he has been presented with an award as the best gunner at the 20 pilots. he is termed limited combat ready. this is a step closer to being sent to afghanistan. he has of course already been there. in 2008, he was on the ground, as a forward air controller calling it strikes on tali
as we left, the police chased us, detain us again, tried to get us to hand over what we filmed. china is a state assessed by security. they are trying to keep their repression hidden. the tibetan grievances seem to be growing. >> you are watching "bbc world is america," still to come -- to save what is left of little syria. in one new york kennedy, the effort is under way to save a part of history. -- in one new york community, the effort is under way to save a part of history....
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the >> thank you for joining us. in france, nicolas sarkozy has told tv networks not to broadcast the footage of the violence. the families of the recent victims of terrorism have also called for the courage not to be shown. you might think this is something from the terminator movies, but it is a relative that could lead to industrial revolution. the process of designing and creating new forms of life by making artificial dna, that in turn, produces everything from medicine to fuels. but as you can imagine, it has some crying foul. >> imagine the power to design a new forms of life, to dream up new versions of the genes inside everything on earth and to create new organisms that have never before existed. that is what is happening at this lab in imperial college, london. scientists are not only studying life, but reshaping it. it is synthetic biology, and emerging science that could transform medicine as well as the fuels we use. >> the potential for a new industrial revolution is very clear. it is clear that these
the >> thank you for joining us. in france, nicolas sarkozy has told tv networks not to broadcast the footage of the violence. the families of the recent victims of terrorism have also called for the courage not to be shown. you might think this is something from the terminator movies, but it is a relative that could lead to industrial revolution. the process of designing and creating new forms of life by making artificial dna, that in turn, produces everything from medicine to fuels. but...
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use every day. now, the privacy policy will help them to build a more detailed data base of its habits. until now, the information you gave the search engine, you a video on youtube or the e-mails if you have said by -- have sent by gmail are separate. this might break european privacy rules. google insist that this is in everyone's interests. >> it is not given to everyone. it does not change at all. if you don't want to store data, you can not log in to google. you can use the search without getting an account. >> for years, not supermarket will see cards have told you what you spend and win. -- have told what you spend and when. some mobile phones tell companies where we are and even handing over address books. all that information helps to talk to you with personalized advertising and they say that a similar interest. some fear that once you hand it over, it could end up anywhere. >> all kinds of people might want to get ahold of that our companies might do that anyway that you did not expect or
use every day. now, the privacy policy will help them to build a more detailed data base of its habits. until now, the information you gave the search engine, you a video on youtube or the e-mails if you have said by -- have sent by gmail are separate. this might break european privacy rules. google insist that this is in everyone's interests. >> it is not given to everyone. it does not change at all. if you don't want to store data, you can not log in to google. you can use the search...
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thank you for joining us. the regime now using air power against civilians. is this the tipping point? is this what could prompt military intervention? arehe regime's days numbered. they are shooting syrians trying to flee syria. the regime is falling. it is coming to an end. >> people keep saying it is coming to an end and it just keeps getting worse and worse. how significant is this escalation? what can you do? >> embassador rice made it quite clear, we are no longer going to get the russians or the chinese -- we will try to get a coalition of partners who will support a free assyria. it is time to take action. >> haven't you already tried that with the kofi annan peace plan? >> that that was still within the framework of the un. this would be outside that framework. >> hillary clinton is still talking about a transition of power. we still do not know who the opposition are. >> as was proved in egypt, we did not know for sure then. we found out after the fact. we know there are the terrorists who have come into syria with the activity that has gone on. the
thank you for joining us. the regime now using air power against civilians. is this the tipping point? is this what could prompt military intervention? arehe regime's days numbered. they are shooting syrians trying to flee syria. the regime is falling. it is coming to an end. >> people keep saying it is coming to an end and it just keeps getting worse and worse. how significant is this escalation? what can you do? >> embassador rice made it quite clear, we are no longer going to get...
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despite the freezing temperatures, the horses are used. with this sort of planning, players here believe that a low as a bright future in china. >> well, certainly they have the infrastructure for it. they want people, they have interest in people who want to come to china. there is no reason why this should not take off. a former polo was played here over a thousand years ago. the sport has only been reintroduced. for many spectators here, this is the first time to see the game. >> i think is very exciting and it should be promoted in the country. we are enjoying better living standards and we should see a wider choice. >> as china has become one rich, the wealthy have looked to the west for new ways to spend their money. they're hoping that polo will become the latest winter -- winner. >> that brings today's show to a close. on monday, we will have a special edition. >> i will be reporting live from mexico where 50,000 people have been killed in the war on drugs. the insecurity covers a surprising story of economic success. >> until then
despite the freezing temperatures, the horses are used. with this sort of planning, players here believe that a low as a bright future in china. >> well, certainly they have the infrastructure for it. they want people, they have interest in people who want to come to china. there is no reason why this should not take off. a former polo was played here over a thousand years ago. the sport has only been reintroduced. for many spectators here, this is the first time to see the game. >>...
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they are often used as cheap labor and exploited. she told them the need to be aware of their legal rights and hoped it would return home soon. >> all of them say we want to go back as soon as possible. that is part of our responsibility. everyone has a responsibility. we have the responsibility to create the kind of country to which all the people could return to if they wish to. >> the dramatic year of political reform will lead to turn into jobs and economic growth. most have decided to wait to see if the new opportunities to a rise. >> life is better and thailand. whenever i go home, i returned to thailand, because i get more money here. >> there will be lots of jobs, and we will not need to go abroad like we do now. >> it will take time, but this trip is further proof that progress can be made. >> you are watching "abc world world news america." rescue workers had ended their search for survivors after a second earthquake killed 17 people and let 350 injured in northeast italy. survivors are on edge because of the aftershocks, a
they are often used as cheap labor and exploited. she told them the need to be aware of their legal rights and hoped it would return home soon. >> all of them say we want to go back as soon as possible. that is part of our responsibility. everyone has a responsibility. we have the responsibility to create the kind of country to which all the people could return to if they wish to. >> the dramatic year of political reform will lead to turn into jobs and economic growth. most have...
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what this is telling us is how that mechanism works. what happened in the early universe in fact that triggered something to have particles have their masses. >> a physics professor from harvard they're joining us from greece. reprehensible. that is what the former chief executive of barclays called those responsible for the interest rate scandal that cost him his job. he was testifying before british lawmakers today after handing in his razzie -- resignation. he said that barclays only acted that way because other banks were behaving even worse. >> passions running high about bankers and banking. this, the banker that is come to symbolize much of what has gone wrong at britain's giant banks. bob diamond resigned from bark- less yesterday, pointing to mps today. was he bitter? >> well, i love barclays. that is where it starts. i love bark-less because of the people. >> barclays was fined over $200 million last week for attempting to raise interest rates. they were breaking the rules to maximize their bonuses. >> when i read the email fr
what this is telling us is how that mechanism works. what happened in the early universe in fact that triggered something to have particles have their masses. >> a physics professor from harvard they're joining us from greece. reprehensible. that is what the former chief executive of barclays called those responsible for the interest rate scandal that cost him his job. he was testifying before british lawmakers today after handing in his razzie -- resignation. he said that barclays only...
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the syrian police and military have left us. the u.n. monitors. in an area controlled by the opposition. not a single person on the streets. the area is completely destroyed. the first people to welcome us our fighters from the free syrian army. not afraid to show their faces or their guns. or their defiance. >> he called -- btv called me a terrorist. they do not deny there is still fighting, but they insist they did not started. at a popular revolutionary senior turns up with a message for kofi annan. "his plan is not working," he tells me. "the tanks are on the streets. snipers are still killing people." last year, he had hopes for peace. now he sings for the martyrs. ♪ >> the governor and sishoms -- insists homs is not divided. >> you say some people are afraid of the army, but i tell you many more people want the army to protect them. >> but it was time to be the monitors. the plan will work, he says. it will just take time. and by the. -- and by day. they hear something different. when you think you have seen it all, nothing prepares here.
the syrian police and military have left us. the u.n. monitors. in an area controlled by the opposition. not a single person on the streets. the area is completely destroyed. the first people to welcome us our fighters from the free syrian army. not afraid to show their faces or their guns. or their defiance. >> he called -- btv called me a terrorist. they do not deny there is still fighting, but they insist they did not started. at a popular revolutionary senior turns up with a message...
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they only let us in for friday's -- for five days. they did not want us there on friday when the demonstrations happen. had the opportunity to meet with senior government officials to talk about the experience. it was an interesting trip. it did convince me that the situation there is still salvageable. we do not have a lot of time. the anger is building on both sides. >> the fifth fleet is still stationed on the island. to what extent does washington need to be concerned about the seething anger that you found? >> america's military presence in bahrain is obviously very important to u.s. security in the persian gulf, but i am not sure it is sustainable if the situation really does unravel in bahrain. and i think it still might. i do not think the u.s. could keep the fifth fleet there if the violence built to proportion that we're seeing in syria. what we are seeing througho the middle east is one legitimate demands for reform are denied, people do not go home or give up. they just get more angry and more radical. and then it is too l
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. >> they are preventing us from keeping what little we have and i do not feel safe. dodge the government moved to reassure the customer is that the bank was safer now it was being nationalized. dodge the government has already expressed our intention to support the bank here. it was a song entity. they can always count on the spanish government's support. >> the development was welcome. >> the main reason for people to feel safe is that according to spanish law, there is a deposit guarantee fund of 100,000 euros. guaranteed by both the banks and the spanish government. this is a public institution and the spanish government is behind it. if is much safer now than before. >> saving here is just one smaller financial stuff for spain. the whole region is running out of funds have been going cap in hand to madrid. of wider worries remain at from bank loans to spread and the rest overrun on spanish banks remain. >> you are watching bbc world news america, still to come on tonight's program. violence in mexico continues to take a deadly toll. we look at the fallout of the
. >> they are preventing us from keeping what little we have and i do not feel safe. dodge the government moved to reassure the customer is that the bank was safer now it was being nationalized. dodge the government has already expressed our intention to support the bank here. it was a song entity. they can always count on the spanish government's support. >> the development was welcome. >> the main reason for people to feel safe is that according to spanish law, there is a...